Trap



Cil

Patented July 9, 1929.

NITD STATES LESTER LELAND PARKER, OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

TRAP.

' application ined Mai-C11 27, 192s.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in traps for separating impurities such as sediment and the like trom liquids and has ior its principal object the provision oit ai trap consisting of a casing having an inlet and an outlet opening, means being provided between such openings vfor separating the impurities ifrom the liquid, the impurities in the i'orm et sediment or the like being discharged into a suitable receptacle for removal iirom the casing.

Another object ol the invention resides in the provision ct a trap ol' the character described in which a baille is positioned between the inlet and outlet openings of the casing, the baiile including a portion of .screening or wire mesh through which the liquid is adapted t-o pass, the impurities being separated by the screening or wire mesh from the liquid and being allowed to drop into a suitable receptacle lior removal.

A 'further object consists in so forming the zasing and baille that the baille is readily removable, the casing being provided with a suitable top or cover which may be removed or opened for the removal of the baille.

Still another object of the invention resides in the formation oiE the baille with a suitable receptacle adjacent the lower end for catching the impurities or sediment so that `the said impurities or sediment will be renioved iroin the casingby the removal or withdrawal oit Athe baille.

il still. further object resides in the provision oii" means whereby a plurality of bailies may be positioned within the casing and so positioned that the liquid will pass therethrough when iiowing from the inlet to the outlet of the casing, each of said baiiles 'being readily removable from the casing and provided with a receptacle i'or receiving the impurities or sediment which is separated from the liquid.

lilith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novel details oit construction, and arrangement of parts, described in the following speciiication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments oi.' the ,ntion, as they now appear to me, it il be ruilde ad that sueli, fiiiaiugos may Serial No. 265,109.

be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section through the trap with parts shown in elcvation.

F ig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective ci one oi' the bailles removed from the casing.

lllhile my improved :form of trap may be used ttor separating impurities from various kinds of liquids it is nevertheless particularly adapted "for purifying gasoline, varnoiene and similar liquids used in the dry process of cleaning clothes but it will be understood that I do not limit myseitl to this particular use.

In the drawings 1 indicates the casing, which I have shown as cylindrical in iorm, provided with the inlet opening 2 and the outlet opening 3, as shown in Fig. 1 t-he inlet opening 2 being preferably upon a somewhat higher level than the outlet opening 3 so that the liquid may be more readily flowed through the trap. A removable cover for the casing is shown at Lland is provided with the handle 5. Interiorly the casing is provided with the vertically eX- tending guideways 6, 7, 8 and 9, the guidcway 7 being opposed to the guidcway 6 and the guideway 9 being opposed to the guideway 8 as shown more particularly in Fig, 2 of the drawings, the guideways being used for positioning baiiies, to be later described, within the casing.

In the drawings I have illustrated two bullies positioned wit-hin the casing and eX tending vertically between the inlet 2 and the outlet 3, the ba'fiies being indicated. generally at d and Z), thebaiiie a heilig shown somewhat larger in size than the baille b. The baille a consists of a trame including the angle iron vertically extending side strips 10 and 11 which are connected by t-he vertically spaced transversely extending strips 12, 13, lil and l5, the strip 15, positioned at the bottom, forming the rear wall ol a receptacle 16, the iront wall of which, is semi-circular in shape to contorni `to the curvature of the casing 1. As is quite clearly shown in the drawings the 'vertically shaped strips 152, 13, 14 and 15 are curved and stretched over 'the see-tien et screening; wire mesh,

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designated at 17 and the vertical edges of which are secured to the strips 1() and 11 by the angle iron strips 18 and 19. The bottom of the receptacle 16 is extended beyond the opposite face of the screening or wire mesh 17 to also form the bottom for the receptacle 19 the outer wall of which is ilat as shown at 20 for a purpose which will be later described. The ends 21 of the receptacle 19 are adapted to engage the face of the wide bottom stripY 17 as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. A handle 22 is secured to the top of the frame and is adapted to be usedfor positioning the baille within the casing or removing the same therefrom. As is shown the receptacles 16 and 19 are on opposite faces of the wire mesh or screening 17 and when the baille is within the casing will rest upon the bottom of the casing as shown more particularly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. As shown alsoV in Fig. 1 the top edge of the receptacle 16 is on a somewhat Vhigher plane than the top edee of the receptacle 19 and on such a plane as to be positionedV adjacent the inlet opening 2. l/Vhen the baille a is wit-hin the easing the angle iron strips 18 and 19 will be positioned within the guideways 6 and 7, respectively, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The baille is of a construction similar to the baille a and consists of a frame including the' 'angle iron vertically extending side strips 23 fand 24 which are connected by the vertically spaced transversely extending strips 25, 26, 27 and 28, the strip 28, positioned at the bottom forming the rear wall i y of a receptacle 29, the front wall of which' is semi-circular in shape to conform to the curvature of the casing 1. As shown in the drawings the vertically spaced strips 25, 26, 27 and 28 are curved and stretched over the strips is a section of screening or wire mesh designated at 30 and the vertical edges of which are secured to the strips 23 and 2st by the angle iron strips 31 and 32. The bottom of the receptacle 29 is extended beyond the opposite face of the screening or wire mesh 30V to form the bottom for the receptacle the outer wall of which is flat as shown at 34: for a purpose which will be later described. The ends 35 of the receptacle 33 are adapted to` engage the face of the wire mesh orscreening 3() as shown more particui' larly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A handle 36 is secured to the top of the frame and is adapted to be used for positioning the baille within the casing or removing the same therefrom. The top edge of the receptacle 29 is on a plane to be positioned at the bottom of the outlet opening 3 and the top edge of the receptacle 33 is on a similar plane and on the'same plane as the top edge of the receptacle 19 of the baille a. lVhen the baille b is within the casing the angle iron strips 31 and 32 engz'lge in the guideways 8 and 9, respectively, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the above it is thought that the detailed construction of my trap will be elearly understood. lVhen in operatiml the bailles a and l) will be positioned within the easing 1 as shown more particularly in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings and the top or rover iwill be positioned on the easing. The liquid will enter the casing 1 through the inlet 2 and will ilow through the wire mesh or screening 17 and 30 of the bailles and then out through the outlet 3. Any impurities within the liquid will be removed by the wire mesh or screening` and the sediment or heavy particles will fall into the receptacles 16, 19, 29, 33, it being noted that when the bailles are :in position that the [lat surfaces of the front walls of the receptacles 19 and will contact whereas the curved surl'aees of the outer walls of the receptacles 16 aml 29 will contact with and conform to the curved surface of the casing. When it; is de` sired to clean the bailles and to witlulraw the same from the casing the cover l,lis removed and the handles 22 and 36 of the bailles e and respectively, engaged. 'lhe bailles then may be witlulrawn from the casing and the wire mesh or screening cleansed. rlhe sediment is withdrawn with the baiiles and may be dumped from the reeeptacles cont-aining the same. It will be seen that I have provided a trap in which impurities may be readily removed from liquid and in which the ballles or separating members may be readily removed for cleansing at the same time withdrawing from the casing the sediment which has been received within the receptacles of the bailles. it will be noted by an examination of the drawings that the mesh of the wire or screening 17 ot the baille a is somewhat larger than the. mesh of the wire or screening 30 of the baille Y). The baille a, will therefore separate the larger particles of sediment wher as the baille will separate the smaller particles. As the greater amount of sediment will be removed by the baille a this baille is somewhat larger in size than the baille l) and the receptacles carried thereby are also somewhat larger than the receptacles carried by the baille b.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A trap of t-he character described including a casing having an inlet aud an outlet, and a removable baille received within the easing and positioned between the inlet and outlet, said baille having receptacles formed adjacent the bottom thereof, on opposite faces thereof, and removable from the easing with the baille.

2. A trap of the character described inllt) clncling a casing having an inlet and an outlet, and a plurality of removable baffles positioned Within the casing between the inlet and outlet thereof, each of Seid battles have ing receptacles `formed adjacent the lower end thereof, on opposite faces thereof, the receptacles being formed and adapted to completely cover the bottom of the casing when the battles :ire Within the casing.

3. A trap of the character described including :L casing having an inlet and an outlet, and a pair of beliies removably received Within the casing and extending vertically between the inlet and outlet, each of said bellies having a receptacle on each face thereoi" at the bottom, the receptacles on adjacent faces ol the bafles contacting when the baffles are Within the casing with the receptacles on the opposite faces thereof engaging the Wall ci the casing.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my signature.

LESTER LELAND PARKER. 

